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Diner leaves £1,000 tip on £79 bill - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A happy customer at an Indian restaurant in County Armagh has surprised staff by leaving a £1,000 tip on a £79 bill. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Luna Ekush, who owns the restaurant, said the tip was "incredibly generous"
A happy diner at an Indian restaurant in Portadown has surprised staff by leaving a £1,000 tip on a £79 bill.
Chef Babu, (Shabbir Satter) of the In... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38598004 | |
Ed Sheeran takes top two chart positions - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ed Sheeran makes chart history with his comeback singles, smashing streaming records in the process. | Entertainment & Arts | Sheeran is due to release his third album, ÷, on 6 March
Ed Sheeran's new singles Shape of You and Castle On The Hill have entered the UK singles chart at number one and number two respectively.
The Official Charts Company says it is the first time in history an artist has taken the top two chart positions with brand... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38609564 | |
Snowy scenes on hills, roads and beaches - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | Snow has fallen across parts of the UK, as the Met Office warns of high winds, snow and ice on Friday. | null | Snow has fallen across parts of the UK, as the Met Office has warned of high winds, snow and ice on Friday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38607021 | |
Was Buzzfeed right on Donald Trump dossier? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Buzzfeed's decision to publish the Donald Trump dossier raises many questions about modern journalism. | Entertainment & Arts | Donald Trump has criticised the decision to publish the dossier
Was Buzzfeed right to publish the Trump dossier?
That comes down to editorial judgement, which is to news what eggs are to an omelette - the essential ingredient.
That said, I opened this post with a question which I will not answer - partly because I w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38600531 | |
VW papers shed light on emissions scandal - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | VW has been fined $4.3bn by US authorities and agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges, so just what do documents released this week reveal about the emissions rigging scandal? | Business | US Attorney-General Loretta Lynch said VW denied and then lied in a bid to cover up its actions
"Volkswagen obfuscated, they denied, and they ultimately lied."
These were the words of the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, as she set out how the German carmaker would be punished for attempting to hoodwink the US auth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38603723 | |
100 Women: How South Korea stopped its parents aborting girls - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | South Korea has brought its gender gap back into balance, but have women gained real equality? | Asia | Daughters were traditionally valued less than sons in South Korea
For every 100 baby girls born in India, there are 111 baby boys. In China, the ratio is 100 to 115. One other country saw similar rates in 1990, but has since brought its population back into balance. How did South Korea do it? Yvette Tan reports.
"One... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38362474 | |
The business of free: How to boost your chance of getting a freebie - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Everyone loves getting something for free, but why do firms continue to give out freebies, what is in it for them, and who do they target? | Business | Propercorn gives out free popcorn at fashion and arts events in London
As the saying goes, "there is no such thing as a free lunch", but it may be easier to get one if you are young, fashionable and live in a capital city.
Attendees at last autumn's London Fashion Week didn't have to worry about their snacking needs.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38570537 | |
Graham Taylor: Football to pay tribute to former England manager - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Fans are being asked to pay tribute to former England manager Graham Taylor at this weekend's games, while greats remember his contribution to the sport. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Football is preparing to pay tribute to former England manager Graham Taylor at fixtures taking place this weekend.
Taylor, who enjoyed success with Watford, Wolves, Aston Villa and Lincoln City, died aged 72 on Thursday.
A minute's applause will be held before the weekend'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38602558 | |
Masters 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan wants to win with the style of Lionel Messi - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Reigning Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says entertaining fans is more important than titles and he wants to be the Lionel Messi of snooker. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Reigning Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says entertaining fans is more important than titles and he wants to be the Lionel Messi of snooker.
World number 13 O'Sullivan begins his quest for a record-breaking seventh Masters crown against China's Liang Wenbo in the first ro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38608159 | |
US boot brand recalls shoe that leaves swastika imprints - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Reddit post went viral after showing a shoe imprint that leaves behind the Nazi symbol. | US & Canada | A California shoe company has recalled a boot after a customer discovered the sole left tiny swastika prints behind.
The boot went viral after a Reddit user posted a picture showing the shoe's tread and its swastika imprints.
Conal International Trading Co, the City of Industry company that manufactures the boot, has... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38614276 | |
Nile Wilson: GB gymnast injured after 'freak accident' in training - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | British Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson could be out for several months after snapping ankle ligaments in training. | Gymnastics | "I will come back a better gymnast," says Nile Wilson
British Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson could be out for several months after snapping ankle ligaments in training. The 20-year-old, who won bronze on the high bar at Rio 2016, was injured during what he called a "basic" parallel bars routine on Wednesday. Wil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/38618279 | |
Graham Taylor obituary: Ex-England boss a fount of knowledge and a true gentleman - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Chief football writer Phil McNulty pays tribute to Graham Taylor after the former England manager's sudden death at the age of 72. | null | Graham Taylor will be remembered by many for his unfulfilling spell in charge of England - but by plenty more as an outstanding club manager at Watford and Aston Villa and one of the nicest, most genuine men in the game.
The reaction to Taylor's death on Thursday at the age of 72, and the affection expressed for him, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38596836 | |
Johanna Konta beats Agnieszka Radwanska to win Sydney International - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | British number one Johanna Konta impressively wins the Sydney International by beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-2. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number one Johanna Konta won the Sydney International on Friday with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in Australia.
World number 10 Konta broke her Polish opponent in the third game and hit 18 winners to five in the first set.
The 25-year-old dom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38606939 | |
Dan Evans reaches maiden final in Sydney after beating Andrey Kuznetsov - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Briton Dan Evans reaches his first ATP Tour final with a 6-2 3-6 6-3 win over Andrey Kuznetsov at the Sydney International. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Briton Dan Evans reached his first ATP Tour final with a 6-2 3-6 6-3 win over Andrey Kuznetsov in the semi-finals of the Sydney International in Australia.
Evans, 26, started strongly against the 25-year-old Russian and won the opening set in 30 minutes before being pegged bac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38607652 | |
Natarajan Chandrasekaran: Who is new Tata Group chairman? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Sameer Hashmi profiles the new chairman of India's $100bn Tata Group. | India | Mr Chandrasekaran is the first person outside India's affluent Parsi community to be appointed as chairman
India's Tata Group appointed Natarajan Chandrasekaran as its new chairman on Thursday, months after an acrimonious stand-off with its outgoing chairman Cyrus Mistry. The BBC's Sameer Hashmi profiles the new chief... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38609021 | |
Graham Taylor: Gems from former England manager's brilliant career - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Did I not know that? We pick some gems from Graham Taylor's brilliant career, following the former England manager's death at 72. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Taylor managed England between 1990 and 1993, but arguably his finest work was done at Watford The future England international he signed for a few pairs of shorts, the warmth, the generosity of spirit, the community values, the achievements. Tributes have been paid to former... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38601781 | |
Brexit options: Hard, soft, grey and clean versions - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | Many have heard the 'hard' and 'soft' Brexit terms, but what about the 'grey' and 'clean' versions? | null | Many have heard the 'hard' and 'soft' Brexit terms, but what about the 'grey' and 'clean' versions?
Daily Politics reporter Adam Fleming looks at the terminology used in the debate over how the UK will leave the EU, and its future relations with Brussels institutions and our nearest neighbours.
More: Follow @daily_po... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38611676 | |
Does Catholic praise for Mary Magdalene show progress towards women priests? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Does increasing honour paid to Mary Magdalene in the Catholic Church show progress towards women priests? | UK | The emotional scene in John's Gospel in which Jesus calls to the grieving Mary Magdalene by name and she tries to touch him has inspired many artists. This is Titian's interpretation.
The gospels depict Mary Magdalene as one of Jesus' closest companions. Her emotional encounter with the risen Jesus and her supposed si... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38528682 | |
Barack Obama legacy: The president and the tale of US jobs - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How US job creation tells the story of outgoing US President Barack Obama's economic legacy. | Business | Economists and economics reporters do like their charts and graphs.
And if they were all forced to pick just one with which to tell the story of the Obama presidency, many would plump for the bar chart of "non-farm payrolls".
The non-farm payrolls report is simply the official measure of how many jobs the US economy ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38581768 | |
James DeGale v Badou Jack: Briton is ready to prove himself 'as one of world's best' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | James DeGale plans to prove he is "one of the best fighters in the world" in his unification bout with Badou Jack on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
IBF super-middleweight champion James DeGale intends to prove he is "one of the best fighters in the world" in his unification bout with WBC champion Badou Jack in New York.
The Briton, 30, fights Sweden's Jack, 34, at around 03:30 GMT on Sunday.
DeGale weighed in 1.5lb (0.68... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38604206 | |
Trump news conference: 10 things we learned - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump has held his first news conference in seven months, nine days before he takes office at the White House. What did we learn? | US & Canada | Donald Trump has held his first news conference in five months, with nine days to go before he takes the oath and assumes power at the White House.
While his fury at the allegations concerning his ties to Russia made the headlines, there was plenty more covered.
His sons, Donald and Eric, will run the Trump Organizat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38588878 | |
Events in Gravesend mark Pocahontas' death 400 years ago - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | It is 400 years since Pocahontas, immortalized by a Disney Film, died. | null | The animated film Pocahontas, released in 1995, was inspired by a Native American woman who died 400 years ago. This week special events marking her extraordinary life have got under way - although the location might surprise you. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38607889 | |
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker is dropped after dispute over fitness with coach - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Diego Costa is left out of the Chelsea squad for Saturday's Premier League game against Leicester following a dispute over his fitness. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Striker Diego Costa has been left out of the Chelsea squad to face Leicester on Saturday after a dispute with a coach over his fitness.
The Spain international has not trained for three days and has not travelled for the Premier League leaders' match with the champions (17:3... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38617783 | |
Weather forecast: Icy conditions hit the UK - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | Snow, ice and high winds have affected much of the UK, causing travel problems and schools closures in some areas. | null | Snow, ice and high winds have affected much of the UK, causing travel problems and schools closures in some areas.
Louise Lear forecasts the conditions for the next 72 hours. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38592912 | |
Nick Blackwell: Trainer Liam Wilkins has licence withdrawn after sparring session - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Trainer Liam Wilkins has his licence withdrawn after overseeing a sparring session that left Nick Blackwell in hospital. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Trainer Liam Wilkins has had his licence withdrawn after overseeing the sparring session that left retired boxer Nick Blackwell in hospital.
Hasan Karkardi has been suspended for six months for sparring with Blackwell, who was left requiring surgery to reduce swelling on his b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38617033 | |
Cyprus peace talks: Can Cypriots heal their divided island? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As peace talks between Cyprus' leaders progress, can people there forget the wounds of the past? | Europe | Abdullah Cangil, who was forced to emigrate from southern Cyprus to the north, says he is happy to hand back his house
Abdullah Cangil is a 66-year-old Turkish Cypriot, living in Morphou - a border town on the divided island of Cyprus.
His three-bedroom house is surrounded by orange and lemon trees. The chirping of b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38593506 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Snow chaos' and UK role in Trump scandal - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Snowy scenes feature on most of the front pages, some of which also focus on UK links to the controversial Trump dossier. | The Papers | Christopher Steele is believed to have left his home this week
Many of the papers lead on the former MI6 officer named as the man who compiled the damaging dossier on Donald Trump leaked earlier this week.
According to the Telegraph, Britain has been dragged into the row over the dossier after it was claimed that the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38605214 | |
Marks and Spencer: Good news finally? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of decline, Marks and Spencer has reported rising clothing sales. Has M&S cracked it? | Business | Marks and Spencer has turned out to be this year's surprise Christmas package.
In a festive season where most of our big retailers did better than expected, M&S stood out, finally shrugging off its clothing sales hoodoo.
Clothing sales have been in decline - and often sharp decline - for the past five years, with the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38598206 | |
Severe flood warnings mean ‘threat to life’, warns Environment Agency - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | The severe warnings in place along the east coast of England need to be taken seriously, the Environment Agency has warned. | null | The severe warnings in place along the east coast of England need to be taken seriously, the Environment Agency has warned.
The BBC spoke to Lisa Pinney from the Environment Agency, who has been assisting residents in Jaywick, Essex, affected by possible floods. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38610092 | |
Jeffrey Schlupp: Crystal Palace sign Leicester player for undisclosed fee - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Crystal Palace sign Ghana international Jeffrey Schlupp from Premier League champions Leicester City for a fee believed to be £12m. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sam Allardyce has made versatile Leicester player Jeffrey Schlupp his first signing as Crystal Palace boss.
The 24-year-old moves south for a reported £12m, and has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.
The Ghana international made 24 Premier League appearances in 2015-16... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38607724 | |
Hull tidal barrier lowered in sped-up video - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | A 45-minute video of the Hull tidal barrier going down, sped up to 45 seconds. | null | A 45-minute video of the barrier going down, sped up to 45 seconds. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38617337 | |
How bad have Southern rail services got? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A long-running dispute over the role of conductors on the Southern rail network has resulted in a series of strikes. Just how bad have the operator's commuter services become? | UK | Commuters in south London and southern England have faced months of disruption on the Southern rail network amid a long-running strike over the role of conductors and the operation of driver-only trains.
The RMT union's members first walked out in April last year and were joined by members of Aslef, making the dispute... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38249521 | |
Brian Fletcher: 'Unsung hero' who won Grand National three times dies aged 69 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | 'Unsung hero' Brian Fletcher, who won the Grand National three times as a jockey, dies at the age of 69. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Ex-jockey Brian Fletcher, who won the Grand National three times, including twice on Red Rum, has died aged 69.
Fletcher's first Grand National success came when he steered Red Alligator to victory in 1968, a year after finishing third at Aintree on the same horse.
In 1... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38604734 | |
Hoard of gold discovered in piano in Shropshire - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Experts think the hoard was "deliberately hidden" in the instrument more than 100 years ago. | Shropshire | The history and whereabouts of the piano between 1906-1983 is unknown
A "substantial" hoard of gold has been found hidden inside an old piano.
The discovery was made in Shropshire before Christmas when its new owners had it retuned and repaired.
Experts think the valuables might have been "deliberately hidden" in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-38598845 | |
Obituary: Lord Snowdon - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Talented photographer and campaigner for the disabled whose marriage to Princess Margaret captivated the media. | UK | Lord Snowdon was a talented film maker and photographer whose marriage to Princess Margaret fed the gossip columns for over a decade.
His career was punctuated by lurid tales of extra-marital affairs, alcohol and drugs, but throughout it all he maintained a close contact with the Royal Family.
His body of photographi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11483331 | |
Obama's Syria legacy: Measured diplomacy, strategic explosion - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How did a man who took office espousing a new era of engagement with the world end up a spectator to this century's greatest humanitarian catastrophe? | US & Canada | How did a man who took office espousing a new era of engagement with the world end up a spectator to this century's greatest humanitarian catastrophe?
Barack Obama was not against using force to protect civilians. Yet he resisted, to the end, a military intervention to stem Syria's six-year civil war, even as it kille... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38297343 | |
Houses at number 13 'are £9,000 cheaper', says Zoopla - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Buyers willing to purchase properties at 'unlucky' number 13 can make big savings, a website finds. | Business | Property buyers willing to live at "unlucky" number 13 may be encouraged by paying £9,000 less than the cost of the average home, a website suggests.
Search portal Zoopla has calculated that homes with this number are typically £8,974 cheaper than the average UK property.
Its survey, released on Friday the 13th, foun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38611142 | |
Newspaper headlines: PM calls for seven-day GPs and stolen baby found - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's demand for GP surgeries to open seven days a week features on Saturday's front pages. | The Papers | Theresa May's plan to make GPs in England open their surgeries seven days a week features on several of Saturday's front pages.
The Daily Mail says the "personal intervention" by the prime minister comes as "thousands" of surgeries close early on weekday afternoons, "while others take a three-hour lunch break".
Accor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38618639 | |
Donald Trump and brands: An uneasy relationship - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump tweets support or disdain for certain companies: but what effect do his comments have? | US & Canada | L.L. Bean is known for its heavy boots (other boot makers are available)
In itself, it was nothing out of the ordinary: a morning tweet by Donald Trump thanking a supporter.
The subject of his thanks was one Linda Bean, who was praised for her "great support and courage" in the tweet on Thursday. But his post, like m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38607711 | |
Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray to play Ilya Marchenko in first round - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | British world number one Andy Murray will play Ilya Marchenko in the Australian Open first round, which gets under way on Monday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Britain's world number one Andy Murray will play Ukraine's Ilya Marchenko in the Australian Open first round.
Murray was drawn in the same quarter as Roger Federer - meaning the pair could face each other in the last eight.
The 29-year-old Scot is chasing a fourth Grand Slam ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38605497 | |
US snow: Oregon Zoo closes - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | A polar bear has fun after historic amounts of snow fell in Oregon this week, closing the state's zoo. | null | A polar bear has fun after historic amounts of snow fell in Oregon this week, closing the state's zoo. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38604185 | |
Is that fitness tracker you're using a waste of money? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The market for fitness trackers seems to be booming, but are these gadgets actually effective? | Business | Keen cyclist Peter Dumbreck uses fitness trackers to improve his performance
Fitness-tracking devices have helped Peter Dumbreck beat his personal best times for cycling three days in a row.
The racing driver and keen cyclist uses a Garmin 810 Edge cycle computer, a heart rate monitor and a power meter.
"The power m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38594037 | |
Alastair Cook: How did we get here? Why might he stay as England captain? - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | As he weighs up his options, the time taken by Alastair Cook to decide on his future as England captain could raise the chances of him staying on. | null | What seemed to be a certainty is now not so sure.
All of the noises, particularly from the man himself, pointed towards Alastair Cook ending his 59-Test reign as England captain.
But Thursday's news that Cook will be given as much time as he needs to decide on his future hints at a greater possibility he will remain ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38597814 | |
The art of Obama: A painting a day - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | Rob Pruitt has painted a single image for every day of Obama’s time in office. That’s nearly three thousand paintings. | null | As the presidency of Barack Obama draws to a close, so too does the work of an artist who has followed the US leader's daily life for eight years.
Rob Pruitt has painted a single image for every day of Mr Obama’s time in office. That’s nearly 3,000 paintings.
Every one of those works is now on display at the Gavin Br... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38575586 | |
To see finally the face of Peggy - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists studying the splendour of Saturn’s rings hope soon to get a resolved picture of an embedded object they know exists but cannot quite see. | Science & Environment | When first identified Peggy was picked up as a long, bright smudge at the edge of Saturn's A-ring
Scientists studying the splendour of Saturn's rings are hoping soon to get a resolved picture of an embedded object they know exists but cannot quite see.
The moonlet is named after London researcher Carl Murray's mother... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38599645 | |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed last week's 7 days quiz, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38599215 | |
Retail winners and losers this Christmas - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How merry a Christmas was it for the retail sector and where was the festive cheer felt the most? | Business | Now the leftovers are all curry and the tree is at the tip, it's time to digest the news from the retail sector over just how merry a Christmas it really was.
And it seems that just like Mr Scrooge, UK shoppers were persuaded to open their purses just a little wider this year.
So if you're one of those who splashed o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38595323 | |
Trump 'compromising' claims: How and why did we get here? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paul Wood examines the background and fallout concerning the allegations about the president-elect. | US & Canada | The allegations against Donald Trump in the documents read like something from a bad film
Donald Trump has described as "fake news" allegations published in some media that his election team colluded with Russia - and that Russia held compromising material about his private life. The BBC's Paul Wood saw the allegation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38589427 | |
Gambia's President-elect offers Yahya Jammeh 'direct talks' - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, urges the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh, to engage in direct talks. | null | The winner of Gambia's presidential election, Adama Barrow, has called on the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh, to engage in direct talks to resolve the country's political crisis.
He made the call in a BBC Newsday interview, one week ahead of his inauguration ceremony.
Newsday's Julian Keane began by asking him whether he be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38606595 | |
Can music festivals save Australia's failing towns? - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Elvis, ABBA and Bob Marley are helping revive the fortunes of small outback towns in Australia. | Australia | Parkes' Elvis parade has grown from modest beginnings in 1993
They are unlikely saviours but Elvis Presley, ABBA and Bob Marley are helping to revive the fortunes of small outback towns in Australia.
Their enduring music, fashion and legend have spawned festivals that are reversing the demoralising effects of drought... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38595133 | |
Dog stuck on cliff ledge in Provo, Utah - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | Rescuers tried to help a dog that was stuck on a ledge on a 60ft cliff in Provo, Utah. | null | Rescuers tried to help a dog that was stuck on a ledge on a 60ft cliff in Provo, Utah. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38600230 | |
Bradford: RFL agrees deal for new club in city after Bradford Bulls liquidated - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | The Rugby Football League agrees a deal that will see a new club set up in Bradford for the start of the 2017 season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
The Rugby Football League has agreed a deal that will see a new club set up in Bradford for the start of the season.
The old Bradford Bulls was liquidated earlier this month after its latest spell in administration, after years of financial problems.
Four bids to revive... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38616454 | |
Seaside towns 'battered' by tidal surge - BBC News | 2017-01-13 | null | People along England's east coast have been bracing themselves for a storm surge. | null | People along England's east coast have been bracing themselves for a storm surge and the possibility of severe flooding.
The Environment Agency has issued 17 warnings of danger to life. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38616790 | |
Graham Taylor: Ex-England, Watford & Aston Villa manager dies aged 72 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72. | null | Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38597194 | |
Graham Taylor: John Murray remembers 'warm, generous' former colleague - BBC Sport | 2017-01-13 | null | BBC Radio 5 live's John Murray, who worked with Graham Taylor for many years, fondly remembers the former England boss. | null | BBC Radio 5 live football correspondent John Murray worked with Graham Taylor for many years. Here he fondly recalls what life was like on the road with the former England manager.
Graham Taylor and I sat next to one another in commentary boxes here, there and everywhere.
The first time we were squeezed together in o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38599166 | |
FA Cup: West Ham 0-5 Manchester City highlights - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ends triumphantly as Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the FA Cup third round at London Stadium. | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ends triumphantly as Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the FA Cup third round at London Stadium. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38536413 | |
Terminally-ill man seeks law change over assisted suicide - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | Motor neurone disease patient Noel Conway wants a review of the law so he can end his life when his condition deteriorates. | null | Motor neurone disease patient Noel Conway is seeking a review of the law on assisted suicide. The terminally-ill man wants to have medical assistance to end his life when his condition deteriorates to a point that he feels is insufferable. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38532004 | |
Trump v Spies: A very public row which could damage both - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US leaders and its spies have fallen out before, writes Gordon Corera - just never this publicly. | US & Canada | Donald Trump and US spies have disagreed openly on hacking during the US election
It is not unprecedented for political leaders to fall-out with spies. But a row has never before played out so publicly - with rival pronouncements over Twitter and in front of Congress.
Two competing forces are clashing. First, the int... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38534773 | |
FA Cup third-round predictions - Lawro vs the YouTubers on every tie - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson and YouTubers Reev, Blue Moon Rising TV and Spurred On predict the outcome of all 32 FA Cup third-round ties. | null | The FA Cup third round is famous for shocks and surprises - but who will provide them this year?
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson has taken a look at all 32 of this weekend's ties and given his verdict on who will make it into round four.
This week Lawro is up against a trio of YouTubers - Manchester City f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38509635 | |
How Japan has almost eradicated gun crime - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world, and the rules around ownership are very strict. | Magazine | Shotguns and air rifles are the only firearms you can legally buy in Japan
Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US.
If you want to buy a gun in Japan you need patience and determination. You have to attend an all-day class, take... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38365729 | |
CES 2017: Ford sticks to self-driving cars by 2021 pledge - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | Ford insists it will have a fully autonomous car, without a steering wheel, on the road by 2021, despite others' doubts. | null | Ford insists it will have fully autonomous cars, without steering wheels or brake pedals, on the roads by 2021.
The firm plans to use them within an Uber-like ride-sharing service at first before considering putting them on sale.
But rival car-makers have suggested that deadline is too ambitious, as Rory Cellan Jones... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38538281 | |
Ed Sheeran lyric 'driving at 90' prompts Suffolk Police plea - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new song by Ed Sheeran which features the lyrics "driving at 90" prompts police to say, "please slow down". | Suffolk | Ed Sheeran describes "driving at 90" in his new song Castle on the Hill
A new song by Ed Sheeran which features the lyrics "driving at 90" has prompted a safety warning by police.
Castle on the Hill, released on Friday, has been described as a "love song for Suffolk".
In addition to describing the Framlingham area w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38532571 | |
Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 24-22 Bath - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Newcastle produce a superb late comeback to stun Bath and condemn the visitors to their third straight Premiership loss. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Newcastle produced a superb late comeback at Kingston Park to stun Bath and condemn the visitors to their third straight Premiership defeat.
The Falcons trailed 22-10 in the final 10 minutes, but forwards Mark Wilson and Ben Harris both bundled over after relentless press... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38500627 | |
CES 2017: AmpMe app offers free alternative to wireless speakers - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | A free app synchs smartphones so they play music in unison, creating a free alternative to expensive wireless sound systems. | null | A start-up is promoting a free app that syncs smartphones so they play music in unison, at the CES tech show.
AmpMe is being pitched as a free alternative to Sonos and other brands of wireless speakers.
Chris Foxx tied out the tech in Las Vegas.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526187 | |
The woman who looks after celebrities' skin - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Su-Man Hsu runs a skincare company, but she started life in a mud hut in Taiwan. How did she make her journey from there to facialist to Hollywood celebrities? | Business | Can you imagine telling an Oscar-winning actress that her face was sagging? It sounds like the stuff of a peculiar dream.
But that's precisely what London-based facialist Su-Man Hsu did. And the actress? None other than Juliette Binoche, star of films such as Chocolat, The English Patient and The Unbearable Lightness ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38368726 | |
Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Sir Andy Murray is to meet Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open final after the world number one beat Tomas Berdych in the semis. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Sir Andy Murray will face defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open final on Saturday after beating third seed Tomas Berdych in the semis.
Murray won 6-3 6-4 against Czech Berdych, who needed treatment on an ankle injury after the first set.
It will be the 19th ATP ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38535586 | |
Wayne Rooney equals Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United scoring record - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney moves level with Sir Bobby Charlton as the club's all-time leading scorer. | null | Wayne Rooney has moved level with Sir Bobby Charlton as Manchester United's all-time leading goalscorer.
The 31-year-old's FA Cup strike against Reading took him to 249 in 543 games, reaching the landmark 215 matches and four seasons quicker than Charlton.
The record had stood since 1973 but Rooney now seems certain ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38097719 | |
3D printouts used to rebuild bike crash victim's face - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man who lost part of his face in a cycling accident has his jaw rebuilt with the help of a 3D printer. | Essex | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. George Boden has had his jaw rebuilt thanks to a 3D printer after a horrific bike accident
A man who lost part of his face in a cycling accident has had his jaw rebuilt with the help of a 3D printer.
George Boden, from High... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-38543516 | |
Newspaper headlines: Ethiopia's 'Spice Girls' cash and NHS 'winter crisis' - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some front pages focus on winter pressure on the NHS, while the Daily Mail leads on an Ethiopian pop group's UK funding being axed. | The Papers | International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced a review of the girl band's funding last month
A group described as Ethiopia's version of the Spice Girls receives front page billing in the Daily Mail - not for its latest chart-topping single, but for a decision to pull the plug on its funding from Britain's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38538630 | |
Syria conflict: Car bomb kills dozens in Azaz - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | At least 43 people have been killed in a car bomb blast in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz, near the Turkish border. | null | At least 43 people have been killed in a car bomb blast in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz, near the Turkish border.
The explosion occurred outside a courthouse in the town, just 7km (four miles) from the Turkish frontier. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38541465 | |
Florida airport shooting: Shouts of 'run, run' - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | Passengers describe what they saw and heard during a shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida. | null | Travellers have been stranded at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida after a gunman opened fire earlier on Friday, killing five people.
The suspect has been identified by police as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago, an Iraq war veteran.
Some airport passengers described what they saw and heard. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38541460 | |
US torture victim's family thanks police - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | The family of a man in Chicago whose torture was broadcast on Facebook thanks community and police. | null | The family of a man whose torture was broadcast on Facebook have thanked the community and local police for their response.
They have asked for privacy from the public as they "cope and heal".
Four people have been charged with hate crimes in relation to the Chicago assault, that police say lasted two days. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38535446 | |
CES 2017: China vows to innovate not imitate - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At CES in Las Vegas, China is shedding its reputation as the counterfeiting capital of the world. | Technology | LeEco sounds French to some - but the firm is a home-grown Chinese venture
China's disregard for intellectual property, and a turn-a-blind-eye culture when it comes to blatant counterfeiting, is notorious - the butt of many jokes.
And it’s been fair. In China they don't just counterfeit devices, they counterfeit enti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38541208 | |
Om Puri: The actor who never got his due - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Film writer Aseem Chhabra on how Indian film actor Om Puri never got the recognition he deserved. | India | Om Puri was known for his gritty performances
One of India's finest actors, Om Puri, died in Mumbai on Friday, aged 66. Film writer Aseem Chhabra believes he never got the recognition he deserved.
In one scene he spoke in a delightful Punjabi accented English and cautiously suggested to Charlie Wilson, a Congressman ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38527144 | |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed this week's quiz on famous resignations, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38522106 | |
China's Great Wall filmed by drone - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | How drone photography shed new light on the Great Wall of China for one British obsessive. | null | British geographer, conservationist and author William Lindesay has had a lifelong obsession with the Great Wall of China.
Three decades ago, he left his home on Merseyside to live near the wall so he might better be able to study it.
In 2016 he and his family travelled 15,000km (9,320 miles) around the wall network,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38325450 | |
Tattingstone suitcase murder: Police appeal over Bernard Oliver death - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | A 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases disappeared 50 years ago. | null | The murder of a 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases in 1967 continues to be reviewed by cold case detectives, police said.
The body of Bernard Oliver, from Muswell Hill, north London, was found dumped on farmland in Tattingstone, near Ipswich.
He went missing on 6 January 1967 and was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38527821 | |
FA Cup third-round: Reports and previews - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Reports and team news for all the weekend's FA Cup third-round matches. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38531996 | |
FA Cup: Bournemouth, Stoke & West Brom beaten by lower league sides - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Premier League sides Bournemouth, Stoke City and West Brom are knocked out of the FA Cup by lower league opposition in the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Premier League sides Bournemouth, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion were knocked out of the FA Cup by lower league opposition in the third round.
A much-changed Bournemouth were beaten 3-0 by League One Millwall, while Stoke lost 2-0 at home to Championship side Wolverhamp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38544536 | |
CES 2017: Razer gaming laptop has not one but three screens - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gaming PC maker Razer unveils a concept laptop with three screens at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. | Technology | Razer claims its three-screened concept laptop is a world first
Gaming PC maker Razer has unveiled a concept laptop with three 4K screens at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
The firm claims Project Valerie is the world's first portable laptop of its kind.
Two additional screens slide out from the central display via ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526705 | |
'Winter from hell' has arrived - doctor's NHS crisis warning - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | Dr Mark Holland says predictions of "a winter from hell" in England's NHS hospitals are coming true. | null | There is a "humanitarian crisis" in NHS hospitals in England, the British Red Cross has said.
The charity said volunteers and staff had been helping patients get home from hospital and called for more government money to stabilise the situation.
Dr Mark Holland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said the d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38541462 | |
Mystery over thank you letter's intended receivers - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman who received a mysterious thank you letter is trying to unite it with the intended receivers. | London | The erroneously-delivered envelope had a picture of kittens on it
A woman who has received a mysterious thank you letter for the third year in a row is trying to unite it with the intended receivers.
Jessica Wren, 46, from Camden, in London, found the hand-written letter on her doorstep earlier this week.
It is deco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38535066 | |
FA Cup: Ali Al-Habsi's mistake gifts Marcus Rashford goal - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Reading goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi makes a horrible mistake to gift Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford a second goal during the Red Devils' 4-0 FA Cup third-round win at Old Trafford. | null | Reading goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi makes a horrible mistake to gift Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford a second goal during the Red Devils' 4-0 FA Cup third-round win at Old Trafford.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38542870 | |
Doping: Cycling chiefs criticised by anti-doping chief over evidence to parliament - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | The chairman of UK Anti-Doping criticises senior cycling officials over their evidence to a parliamentary committee hearing. | null | Evidence given by cycling chiefs including Sir Dave Brailsford to a parliamentary select committee has been described as "extraordinary" by the chairman of UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).
David Kenworthy told the BBC that the answers presented by figures within British Cycling and Team Sky to the Commons' Culture, Media and Sp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38535591 | |
Preston v Arsenal: Calum Robinson goal gives Preston surprise lead - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Great skill from Aidan McGeady in midfield helps to set up Callum Robinson for a simple side-foot finish as Preston take a deserved 1-0 lead at home to Arsenal in the FA Cup 3rd Round. | null | Great skill from Aidan McGeady in midfield helps to set up Callum Robinson for a simple side-foot finish as Preston take a deserved 1-0 lead at home to Arsenal in the FA Cup 3rd Round.
Listen to live commentary of Preston v Arsenal on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website & app
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38544838 | |
Brazil prison riots: What's the cause? - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A spike in violence violence in Brazil's prisons has cast a spotlight on failures its penal system. | Latin America & Caribbean | A spate of violence in Brazil's prisons has cast a spotlight on a system which appears to be near a state of collapse.
Almost 100 inmates lost their lives in the first week of January alone - brutally murdered, the guards apparently unable to stop the bloodshed.
But how has it come to this?
A crackdown on violent an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38534769 | |
10 things we didn't know last week - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emails are more likely to contain grammatical mistakes when sent on Mondays, and more news nuggets. | Magazine | 1. Emails you send on Mondays contain more grammatical mistakes than those sent on other days.
2. The Queen of Sweden thinks her palace is haunted by ghosts.
3. You can use a display computer in an Apple store all day and no-one will ever ask you to leave.
4. Gary Lineker and Jonathan Agnew regularly receive soiled ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38517967 | |
European Champions Cup: Racing 92 7-32 Munster - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Munster honour the memory of Anthony Foley with a bonus-point victory over Racing 92 in their rearranged European Champions Cup tie. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Munster scored four tries to thrash Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup tie rearranged after the death of their head coach Anthony Foley in October.
Simon Zebo, CJ Stander and Andrew Conway all touched down as the visitors led 25-0 at the break in Paris.
Niall Scanne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38531902 | |
The Bank's 'Michael Fish' moment - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the Bank of England's chief economist admits economists were wrong ahead of the financial crisis and post the Brexit vote - he says it's time for a better understanding of what economic data are telling us. | Business | BBC weather presenter Michael Fish reading the signs available to him
"The only function of economic forecasting," JK Galbraith once said, "is to make astrology look respectable."
With disarming honesty, the Bank of England's chief economist, Andrew Haldane, has admitted that criticisms that economic forecasts had be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38528544 | |
What marks does Obama's presidency deserve? - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What is the Obama administration's legacy and will it survive Donald Trump? | US & Canada | It's almost time to close the book on Barack Obama's eight years as president. Before he relocates to Washington's posh Kalorama neighbourhood, however, here's a take on what he tried to do - and how well he did it.
Although there are letter grades attached to each section, these assessments are not a reflection of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38525529 | |
Ant and Dec board game makers apologise over errors - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway board game is found to have multiple errors. | Entertainment & Arts | Ant & Dec have hosted Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV since 2002
The makers of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway board game have apologised after it was found to have several errors.
The game features cards with a series of quiz questions, but some of the answers given are incorrect.
One answer claims the moon is 2... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38529009 | |
CES 2017: VR flight kit turns slobs into Superman - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | A virtual reality contraption aims to give gamers a full-body workout while simulating the sensation of flying. | null | But a start-up has created a virtual reality contraption that simulates flight while giving players a tough workout.
Chris Foxx met the firm's co-founder at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38541530 | |
Running towards Paralympic dream with NHS blade - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | Ben is one of the first children to be fitted by the NHS with a false leg especially designed for sport. | null | Ben is one of the first children to be fitted by the NHS with a false leg especially designed for sport.
He was born with a condition known as fibular hemimelia – giving him a foot with only three toes, and leg that failed to develop. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38538659 | |
Wayne Rooney: Man Utd captain honoured to match Sir Bobby Charlton goals record - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Wayne Rooney targets home games against Hull and Liverpool after matching Sir Bobby's Charlton's Manchester United scoring record. | null | Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says he is "honoured" to be level with Sir Bobby Charlton as the club's all-time leading goalscorer - but wants to break the record soon.
His FA Cup strike against Reading took Rooney, 31, to 249 goals in 543 games, reaching the landmark 215 matches and four seasons quicker than ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38543968 | |
Productivity gap yawns across the UK - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are mammoth variations in the rate of productivity across the UK - the Office for National Statistics is trying to understand why. | Business | Tower Hamlets - which includes Canary Wharf - is the most productive part of the UK
Productivity, or more precisely the lack of productivity, is one of the great puzzles of the British economy at the moment.
Productivity growth since the credit crunch has been dreadful and that matters, because unless we make more an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38528549 | |
Week in pictures: 31 December 2016 - 6 January 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week. | In Pictures | A man prepares graves for inmates who died during a prison riot in the city of Manaus in Brazil. The 17-hour uprising was the deadliest in Brazil in years and resulted in the deaths of 56 inmates. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38517449 | |
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi writes choral music for Birmingham Cathedral - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi swaps his heavy metal roots for an ecclesiastical project by writing and producing a piece of choral music. | Birmingham & Black Country | Dean Ogle said Tony Iommi's song was a "wonderful gift" for the cathedral
Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi has swapped his heavy metal roots for an ecclesiastical project by writing and producing a piece of choral music.
The five-minute acoustic arrangement for Birmingham Cathedral was a huge departure for the musici... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38541889 | |
The straight A student who dropped out of university - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A promising student has gone viral with a Facebook post that dismisses higher education as "a scam". | BBC Trending | Billy Willson received a 4.0 grade point average, the equivalent to straight As, for his first semester at Kansas State University. He decided that it would also be his last.
In a strongly worded Facebook post, Willson uploaded a photograph of himself standing outside the university's sign, holding his middle finger u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38512064 | |
Covering Turkey's terror: 'Each time it hits hard' - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Mark Lowen reflects on the 18 months of terror attacks in Turkey. | Europe | Ulas Arik, centre, buried his father on New Year's Day, hours after the attack
Just 12 hours had passed, but for Ulas Arik it was beginning to sink in. His father Ayhan, a driver, had taken foreign tourists to Istanbul's Reina nightclub to see in the New Year.
As the party continued inside, Ayhan waited at the door, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38535906 | |
Pro12: Ospreys 29-7 Connacht - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Ospreys climb to the top of the Pro12 with a convincing bonus-point win over reigning champions Connacht. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Ospreys climbed to the top of the Pro12 with a convincing bonus-point win over reigning champions Connacht.
The hosts made a flying start, with Dan Baker and Olly Cracknell scoring excellent team tries to give them a commanding 14-0 half-time lead.
Prop Nicky Smith power... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38530789 |
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